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World stocks and oil prices sank Monday as the spreading Delta virus variant fuelled fears it could undermine the economic recovery, and the OPEC+ alliance agreed to hike output.

A Moroccan court on Monday jailed dissident reporter Omar Radi for six years on sexual assault and espionage charges, which he denied, in a case that has alarmed rights groups.

Lebanon recorded 215 new coronavirus cases and one death in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Monday, as the country received nearly 130,000 more jabs from the COVAX … Read More

Years before becoming president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel pushed for greater public access to the internet at a time when it was only available to a tiny minority.

Arsenal have signed Belgium Under-21 midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga from Anderlecht on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Monday.

President Michel Aoun is set to hold binding consultations with parliamentary blocs next week to appoint a new prime minister, days after Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down in a … Read More

US President Joe Biden on Monday accused China of “protecting” and accommodating hackers, adding his voice to a chorus of condemnation by American allies uniting against what they deem are … Read More

European politicians and media groups voiced outrage Monday over reports that an Israeli firm supplied phone malware used by governments to spy on activists, journalists, lawyers and politicians in several … Read More

A Lebanon prosecutor has summoned central bank chief Riad Salameh for questioning next month over graft allegations, the latest of several cases brought against him, a judicial source told AFP … Read More

It is mind boggling to see a political group celebrating a political victory when the country lies in ruins, its people impoverished and the future of Lebanon as a sovereign … Read More